Munro of Milntown - Andrew Munro, V of Milntown

Andrew Munro, V of Milntown

In 1562 Alistair (Alexander) Gunn chief of Clan Gunn insulted the Earl of Moray. The Earl, by the means of Andrew Munro, V of Milntown entrapped the Gunns at a place called Delvines near Nairn. The Gunn Chief was captured and taken to Inverness where the Earl of Moray had him executed "under pretence of justice". Historian Sir Robert Gordon (1580 - 1650) wrote of the capture of Alexander Gunn, stating that Andrew Munro of Milntown had laid an ambush for him. In 1568 Ormond Castle and the lands of Suddie in Avoch were acquired by Andrew Munro, 5th of Milntown, also known as Andrew Munro of Newmore during his father's lifetime.